AT THE TRUMPET'S SOUND.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 4

AT THE TRUMPET'S SOUND.

/■'/ ';■ CONCEENING : ''Av; :i 'RELIC.":.-.: : ;..v "f Trenchant indeed is. the, editorial coinmeht of: the Christchurch /'Tress" >on the subject of] Government' 'House; Auckland, 'tinder the heading 'of:..'■' Another •Surrender,'" the.'TPress" remarks:-?-' -.■.':'■/;. [. "The comedy of the Government House. . controversy in has 1 'ended in a.victory for the Philistines.' /The'Goyvernment, as .theyN.generally, do : when they are. faced with);strong /opposition,: have, backed, down and. decided: to let' 'Government' Souse remain;. aid .devote a. paltry 31 acres/ of : './the 'site/ : to the University .needs. ';' 'Auckland /mUs-t .-be 'feeling very satisfied 'with itself and'the .Government just .nowj •■•; but/; we ''• fancy thatVits . satisfaction',-.' with /the/'.Govern-: iinent is mixed wjth 'a little"amused;;cpntempt/ /NO one .can. have"'respect; for .a Ministry that make/a.habit ofy.suitfwi-; iderihg, to., a /show/.of': force, '■' and -the Khyvett.;case .has..already shown ; A'uckiilandcrs that'.they .'.have /id :.'deal with, "a. Government that, are .'-wont.'.to-fcollapse 'like ,the walls of. .Jericho,: at''.tHe'.'sound' of' trumpets. ..In this/Zpresent- case i.the , Government, decided/Ztb; devote .Govern;, 'merit House grounds:to.'a site.for a'.new; University/ College,';:the 'build-; Zings being': a disgrace .to'the;city,'and to. grant.'. the.-:Qovernor - an//additional ;' allowance j to. 1 'enable/- him ,iq. stay in Auckland, or elsewhere, .'as. he: might 'der/ sire.- .There were, ample grounds for. the decision. /•, Not> only -was.'■ Auckland / in. .heed of'-; a :new,'University /.College,: .for ■which .Government House grounds offered; a:.splendid sitej but Government House itself .had/;long'.beeh; an .'anomaly.':'-..: In Wellington" a: dovernme'nt 'Housa /i5.../a; necessity; in-Auckland'/it- is : not—it/is merely a relic of the/'dayS'>wHett'iuckland was-tie capital.^.//";:';i-^m^V-: ':;■::■■